Automobile-hub.



No. 885,330. PATENTED APR. 21, 1908.

J. E. FOLEY.

AUTOMOBILE HUB. APPLICATION FILED M122. 1907.

Ig y? glnwnl'or JOHN E. FOLEY, OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN.

AUTOMOB ILE -HUB Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 21, 1908.

Application filed May 22, 1907. Serial No. 374,982.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN E. FOLEY, citizen of the United States, residing at Pontiac, county of Oakland, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Automobile-Hubs, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in vehicle hubs and particularly hubs for automobile wheels shown in the accompanying drawings and described in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the hub with parts broken away and in section to more clearly disclose the construction. Fig. 2 is an elevation at right angles to Fig. 1, with parts broken away and in section to show the manner of engaging the spokes.

This invention consists in an improve-. ment in the general construction of vehicle hubs, particularly those intended for automobile use, the object being to secure greater strength and rigidity than has heretofore been obtained.

Referring to the letters of reference shown in the drawings, A is a shell forming part of the hub and inclosing within its walls a wooden block B mortised to receive the ends of the spokes C which project through the apertures 0. provided in the shell.

D is an end plate perforated for the passage of the axle (not shown) and having a screw threaded connection cl with the shell A.

E are a series of bolts projecting through openings provided in the shell A, block B and end plate D, being engaged on the inner face of the end plate by suitable nuts as shown. The bolts also engage the spokes C by entering depressions 6 provided in the tenon housed wlthin the mortises formed in the block B.

It will be seen that the screw-threaded shoulder on the plate D engaging the shell A relieves the bolts of any shearing strain which they might be called upon to bear under heavy duty, while the bolts E serve to bind all the arts of the hub together, locking the ends of t 1e spokes in the latter.

Having thus described my what I claim is 1. A hub consisting of a shell adapted to receive a block in which the spokes are held, said shell being perforated to accommodate the projecting spokes, the block mortised to receive the spokes, an end plate having a shoulder projecting into the shell, and having a screw-threaded connection therewith and a series of bolts engaging the shell, block and end plate, substantially as described.

2. A hub consisting of a shell adapted to receive a wooden block in which the spokes are held, said shell perforated to accommodate the projecting spokes, the wooden block mortised to receive the spokes, an end plate having a screw-threaded projection adapted to enter and engage the shell and bear against the wooden block, and a plurality of bolts engaging the shell, wooden block and end plate, substantially as described.

3. A hub consisting of a shell adapted to receive a block in which the spokes are held, said shell being perforated to accommodate the projecting spokes, the block mortised to receive the spoke tenons, an end plate having a screwthreaded projection adapted to enter the shell and bear against the block, the spokes the tenons of which entering the aforesaid block are notched to permit the passage of a series of bolts, and a plurality of bolts engaging the shell, the block, the spokes and the end plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. FOLEY.

invention,

\(Vitnesses SAMUEL E. THOMAS, GRAOE E. WYNKooP. 

